Max de Pourtalès

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The Bugatti Brescia 16S (car number 29, left), owned by Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld and Max de Pourtalès before the start of the 1923 Le Mans 24-hour race

Max Arthur Hubert de Pourtalès (born November 25, 1893 in Paris , † February 5, 1935 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French racing driver .

Career

Max de Pourtalès is one of the driver pioneers of the Le Mans 24-hour race . At the debut race of the event in 1923 , he was at the start together with his compatriot Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld and reached tenth place in the overall standings.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1923 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Bugatti Bugatti Brescia 16S Third French RepublicThird French Republic Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld Rank 10 and class win

literature

  • Moity / Teissedre: 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923–1992 . Edition D'Art JP Barthelemy, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Pourtalès, Max de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1935
Place of death Neuilly-sur-Seine